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cuted a second time. In this respect no serious difficulty
has been experienced in petting such inferior
work put right, and it has not, therefore, been necessary
to report upon the matter.
It is, for the reasons mentioned, that we urge
upon the owners of property and their contractors the
necessity of carefully carrying out all sanitary work as
are specified as fully as is practicable in the notices,
or in accordance with the verbal advice received from
this Department, and which I am pleased to state is,
in a large majority of cases, accepted.
During the past year, and on reference to the
Tables of Sanitary Works, it will be seen that a very
large number of insanitary conditions were remedied,
much to the satisfaction, the comfort, and beneficial
effect on the health of the inmates of the houses, and
during the progress of such works no less than 6,778
re-visits were paid to the various premises to insure
that every effort was being made to maintain the high
standard of sanitation in the Borough.
In connection with the abatement of sanitary
defects, and other nuisances, I have continued my
usual practice, when, on the discovery of anv nuisance,
either as the result of a complaint, house-to-house, or
other inspection, of forwarding to the owner or agent
having charge of the property the intimation notice,
which is in the form of a letter, and contains no authoritative
threat, specifying the works necessary to abate
the nuisance satisfactorily. By continuing such practice,
I find, in a large majority of cases, the owners,
and others responsible for the removal of a nuisance,
are far more willing to comply with the requirements
of the Public Health Acts and Bye-laws in force in the
Borough. There are some, however, who will not
make the attempt to comply with a notice, statutory or
otherwise, until a threat to prosecute is sent either by
the Town Clerk or myself, and which, I am pleased
to say, has had the desired effect.